2012 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship

2012 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	May – 14 October 2012
Teams	12
Sponsor	Pettitt's SuperValu
Champions	Oulart–The Ballagh (10th title) Keith Rossiter (captain) Pat Herbert (manager)
Runners-up	Faythe Harriers Jim Berry (captain) Iggy Clarke (manager)
Relegated	Buffers Alley
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The 2012 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship was the 102nd completed staging of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wexford County Board in 1889. ^[1] The championship ran from May to 14 October 2012.

Oulart–The Ballagh entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[2] [3]} 12-time champions Buffers Alley's relegation brought an end to 46 years of top tier hurling for the club. ^[4]

The final was played on 14 October 2012 at Wexford Park, between Oulart–The Ballagh and Faythe Harriers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Oulart–The Ballagh won the match by 2-12 to 0-13 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a fourth title in succession. ^{[5] [6]}

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Adamstown ^[7]

From Championship

Relegated to the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Askamore ^[8]

Group A

Group A table

  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Pts
	Pld	W	D	L
Faythe Harriers	5	3	1	1	7
Shelmaliers	5	3	0	2	6
Rathnure	5	3	0	2	6
Ferns St Aidan's	5	2	1	2	5
Buffers Alley	5	2	0	3	4
Glynn–Barntown	5	1	0	4	2

Group B

Group B table

  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Pts
	Pld	W	D	L
Oulart–The Ballagh	5	5	0	0	10
St Anne's	5	2	1	2	5
St Martin's	5	2	1	2	5
Adamstown	5	2	0	3	4
Rapparees	5	1	1	3	3
Cloughbawn	5	1	1	3	3

Relegation stage

Relegation semi-finals

Rapparees v Glynn–Barntown

1 September 2012Semi-final	Rapparees	2-13 - 3-09	Glynn–Barntown	Oylegate Grounds
	K Foley 2-2, R Fox 0-5, A Ronan 0-3, T Foley 0-1, D Ruth 0-1, J Cullen 0-1.		B Doyle 3-0, P Carley 0-8, S Gubbins 0-1.

Cloughbawn v Buffers Alleys

1 September 2012Semi-final	Cloughbawn	2-10 - 2-09	Buffers Alleys	St Patrick's Park
	M Kehoe 1-0, E Buckley 1-0, P Foley 0-3, J Lawlor 0-2, H Kehoe 0-2, B Carton 0-1, C Kehoe 0-1, A Carton 0-1.		B Kenny 1-0, P Doran 1-0, K Burke 0-3, P Kenny 0-3, A Kenny 0-1, K Roche 0-1, C Kenny 0-1.

Relegation final

Glynn–Barntown v Buffers Alley

15 September 2012Final	Glynn–Barntown	2-16 - 3-12	Buffers Alley	Bellefield Grounds
	P Carley 1-7, G Moore 1-2, M Doyle 0-3, C Doyle 0-2, B Doyle 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1.		A Kenny 2-1, K Burke 0-4, P Doran 1-0, T O'Leary 0-3, J Foley 0-2, S Óg Whelan 0-1, W Doran 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Rathnure v St Anne's

1 September 2012Quarter-final	Rathnure	2-21 - 3-15	St Anne's	Wexford Park
	P Codd 1-8, T Hogan 1-3, R Flynn 0-3, R Codd 0-3, N Higgins 0-2, B O'Leary 0-2.		D O'Connor 0-6, L Rochford 1-2, L Óg McGovern 1-2, M Furlong 1-0, J Fogarty 0-3, D O'Keeffe 0-1, P White 0-1.

Oulart–The Ballagh v Ferns St Aidan's

1 September 2012Quarter-final	Oulart–The Ballagh	1-25 - 0-17 (aet)	Ferns St Aidan's	Wexford Park
	R Jacob 1-5, C O'Leary 0-5, N Kirwan 0-4, C Goff 0-2, D Mythen 0-2, M Jacob 0-2, D Nolan 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, S Doyle 0-1, D Redmond 0-1, G Sinnott 0-1.	Report	T Dwyer 0-7, P Morris 0-3, I Byrne 0-3, P Farrell 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, E Cullen 0-1, J Dwyer 0-1.

Faythe Harriers v Adamstown

2 September 2012Quarter-final	Faythe Harriers	1-16 - 0-10	Adamstown	Wexford Park
	J Berry 0-7, P Lambert 1-1, K Gore 0-3, R Clarke 0-2, P Farrell 0-2, L Chin 0-1.		T French 0-6, P Whitty 0-2, PJ Carroll 0-1, T Furlong 0-1.

Shelmaliers v St Martin's

2 September 2012Quarter-final	Shelmaliers	2-16 - 2-13	St Martin's	Wexford Park
	C O'Shaughnessy 1-5, J Kelly 0-5, C Byrne 1-0, S Banville 0-3, E Doyle 0-2, T Barron 0-1, A Griffith 0-1.		D Lyng 0-7, M Butler 2-0, P Kelly 0-1, M Maloney 0-1, D Waters 0-1, K Price 0-1, C Lyng 0-1, R Devereux 0-1.

Semi-finals

Faythe Harriers v Rathnure

22 September 2012Semi-final	Faythe Harriers	0-19 - 2-09	Rathnure	Wexford Park
	J Berry 0-8, P Lambert 0-3, K Gore 0-3, L Chin 0-2, E Keeling 0-1, C Hefferan 0-1, R Clarke 0-1.		P Codd 0-6, R Codd 1-2, T Hogan 1-1.

Oulart–The Ballagh v Shelmaliers

22 September 2012Semi-final	Oulart–The Ballagh	1-19 - 2-11	Shelmaliers	Wexford Park
	N Kirwan 1-7, D Redmond 0-3, G Sinnott 0-3, D Mythen 0-3, R Jacob 0-2, F Cullen 0-1.		J Kelly 0-6, C O'Shaughnessy 1-1, C Byrne 1-0, C Lawlor 0-1, B Doyle 0-1, S Banville 0-1, T Barron 0-1.

Final

Oulart–The Ballagh v Faythe Harriers

14 October 2012Final	Oulart–The Ballagh	2-12 - 0-13	Faythe Harriers	Wexford Park
	N Kirwan (2f), R Jacob 1-3 each, D Redmond 0-3, G Sinnott, D Mythen, P Murphy 0-1 each.		K Gore 0-5, J Berry 0-3 (2f), R Clarke 0-2 (1f), C Keeling, W Mallon, P Lambert 0-1 each.

References

1. "Club Titles - Wexford". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
2. "Classy Oulart complete three-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
3. "Oulart land historic third title in-a-row". Irish Examiner. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
4. "Buffers Alley relegated after 50 years at the top". Wexford People. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
5. "Oulart-the-Ballagh 2-12 Faythe Harriers 0-13". Irish Examiner. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
6. "Jacob turns the tide to ensure Oulart pick up another crown". Irish Independent. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
7. Aherne, Alan (18 October 2011). "Adamstown have made the fairytale leap from Junior to Senior". Wexford People. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
8. "Askamore make the drop despite impressive victory". Wexford People. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2025.